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Michael Douglas, the Oscar-winning actor known for Wall Street and Fatal Attraction, appears in the Epstein documents primarily in incidental contexts with no evidence of a personal connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
Douglas's name appears in 25 mentions across 14 documents, but the vast majority are low-signal references. Most mentions come from entertainment newsletters describing Hollywood social gatherings, forwarded emails discussing his Wall Street character Gordon Gekko, and a December 2017 email speculating about potential #MeToo allegations against various public figures (unrelated to Epstein). Three mentions reference 'Douglas Leese,' a different person entirely. There is no evidence in these documents of any personal relationship, communication, or business dealings between Michael Douglas and Jeffrey Epstein.
Key Highlights
- •No direct communication, flight logs, or business records connecting Douglas to Epstein
- •Most mentions are from forwarded entertainment newsletters about Hollywood social events
- •One email thread discusses potential #MeToo allegations against Douglas in late 2017, but this is unrelated to Epstein
- •Several mentions incorrectly captured 'Douglas Leese' (a defense contractor) as references to Michael Douglas
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2 mentionsEFTA00306217
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EFTA00364907.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00364907
/Todd Meister d ( 6:30pm Screening of: Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CA
Richardson & Michael Wolff (Caitlin is assistant: (Michael: ell) 4:00pm Appt w/Dan Ariely 5:00pm Appt w/Todd Meister d ( 6:30pm Screening of: Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 20 Time Warner Center/ Columbus Circle Between 58th and 60th Street. Between- 8th/9th Ave
EFTA00293637.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00293637
3:30pm Appt w/Todd Meister & Neil Burger 3:30pm TENTATIVE Appt wa ariend) 4:00pm Appt w/Dan Ariely 5:00pm Appt w/lan Osborne 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screenin /HBO BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Columbus Circle Between 58th and 60th Street. Between- 8th/9th Avenue. 8:30pm cocktails
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EFTA00306225.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00306225
FLY FROM STT TO IVY 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CA
. MARCH 18, 2013 LSJ Reminder Brice and Karen on Holiday March 18-April 8 TUES. MARCH 19, 2013 LSJ-NY TBD FLY FROM STT TO IVY 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 20 Time Warner Center / Columbus Circle Between 58th and 60th Street. Between- 8th/9th Av
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
into the fast lane with a rock star financial mentor who teaches him corruption. Oliver needed an old-fashioned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a heavy at the time, but as a charming, handsome, sensitive leading man. Oliver also saw the anger, c
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2 mentionsEFTA00315407
m Appt w/lan Osborne 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CA
m Appt w/Patricia Neville p) 3:30pm Appt w/Todd Meister & Neil Burger)( 4:00pm Appt w/Dan Ariely ( 5:00pm Appt w/lan Osborne 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 20 Time Warner Center / Columbus Circle Between 58th and 60th Street. Between- 8th/9th Av
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2 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013442 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013449
Mar 13, 2012Source: House Oversight Committee
Ron Meyer hosted a civilized private buffet at his Malibu home for Graydon Carter with Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks and Michael Douglas. Stunning socialite Betsey Bloomingdale gave a seated dinner at her Holmby Hills home for best friends Nancy Reagan, Wendy Stark, Bob Colacello, Joa
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2 mentionsEFTA00094388
e help to former MCC guard Nicholas Defonte, convicted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael Douglas, features in another lurid report of MCC misconduct. The drug-addicted celebrity scion told a court eight years ago that he got his former lawyer,
ted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021235 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021240
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
into the fast lane with a rock star financial mentor who teaches him corruption. Oliver needed an old-fashioned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a heavy at the time, but as a charming, handsome, sensitive leading man. Oliver also saw the anger, c
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021235 →oned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
oned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032000 →into the fast lane with a rock star financial mentor who teaches him corruption. Oliver needed an old-fashioned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a heavy at the time, but as a charming, handsome, sensitive leading man. Oliver also saw the anger, c
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
into the fast lane with a rock star financial mentor who teaches him corruption. Oliver needed an old-fashioned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a heavy at the time, but as a charming, handsome, sensitive leading man. Oliver also saw the anger, c
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032005 →oned villain to create drama, and he cast Michael Douglas as Gekko against type. Michael was not known as a
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2 mentionsEFTA00040358
ted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael
e help to former MCC guard Nicholas Defonte, convicted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael Douglas, features in another lurid report of MCC misconduct. The drug-addicted celebrity scion told a court eight years ago that he got his former lawyer,
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030684 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030685
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
god's sake!--just went down. The 80-year-old father of my friend Rachel Horovitz--the playright Israel Horovitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Sulzberger. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] > wrote: Strange time I
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2 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014652 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014694
Jan 10, 2017Source: House Oversight Committee
t Hollywood Taking a break from the presidential campaign Catherine Zeta-Jones’ daughter Carys is her doppelganger as the pair arrive in London with Michael Douglas and son Dylan Family trip Stephen Colbert compares Trump toa NAZI as he draws a swastika on chalkboard while trying to ‘figure out’ Obama’s response
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
god's sake!--just went down. The 80-year-old father of my friend Rachel Horovitz--the playright Israel Horovitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Sulzberger. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM, jeffrey E. < [email protected]> wrote: Strange time I
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2 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013450 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013459
Mar 21, 2012Source: House Oversight Committee
son _ Graydon Carter and Anna Scott Jersey Boys for the big screen. ° APRIL 2012 * AVENUE MAGAZINE | 61 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013455 --- PAGE BREAK --- Michael Douglas and Kirk Douglas Wendi Deng Murdoch Alfre Woodard hosted a down and dirty girls night out in a rented house above Sunset for Viola Davis and Octavi
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
god's sake!--just went down. The 80-year-old father of my friend Rachel Horovitz--the playright Israel Horovitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Sulzberger. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: Strange time I
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030771 →vitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Su
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2 mentionsEFTA00094360
ted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael
e help to former MCC guard Nicholas Defonte, convicted of having sex with a female inmate. Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of "Basic Instinct" star Michael Douglas, features in another lurid report of MCC misconduct. The drug-addicted celebrity scion told a court eight years ago that he got his former lawyer,
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030773 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030774
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
god's sake!--just went down. The 80-year-old father of my friend Rachel Horovitz--the playright Israel Horovitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Sulzberger. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: Strange time I
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030773 →vitz-- whacked. Big names on the horizon: Michael Douglas, Larry Gagosian, and still my favorite, Arthur Su
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2 mentionsEFTA00306943
m Appt w/lan Osborne 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CA
2:00pm Appt w/Patricia Neville 3:30pm Appt w/Todd Meister & Neil Burge►{ 4:00pm Appt w/Dan Ariely 5:00pm Appt w/lan Osborne 6:30pm Screening of Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones screening/HBO BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 20 Time Warner Center /Columbus Circle 8:30pm cocktails and food — with Michael afterward
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